Placental Cord Banking

The placenta is a maternal-fetal organ that develops from the fetus and attaches to the uterus during pregnancy. The placenta is responsible for, among other things, providing the growing fetus with oxygen and nutrients while at the same time removing toxins. The maternal side of the placenta carries blood from the uterus. The fetal side of the placenta receives the baby's blood from the umbilical cord. The maternal and fetal blood vessels are close enough within the placenta to allow for the transfer of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products; however, the two circulations do not mix. Once the baby is born, the placenta detaches from the uterine wall and is expelled from the body. The placenta is often referred to as "the afterbirth". To learn more about cord blood banking,

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